What a waste! The scoop on poop and ecological wastewater management- Part 2 of a 2 part interview

By Jill Cloutier, originally published by Sustainable World Radio

July 25, 2011

Society
NOTE: Images in this archived article have been removed.

Image RemovedHave you ever wondered why we poop in fresh water?  In Part 2 of an interview author Carol Steinfeld, we talk more in-depth about human waste as a resource.  Carol, co-author of The Composting Toilet System Book and Reusing the Resource: Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling, shares her extensive knowledge about human waste management practices around the globe, how to clear human waste of possible pathogens, and different waste-composting systems for the home. 

Direct download: Carol_S_2.mp3

Jill Cloutier

Tags: Culture & Behavior, Media & Communications, Waste

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